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SMU condemns racist fliers denigrating black men

After another incident of racism on a college campus following the election of Donald Trump last week, a Texas university addressed it head-on. Southern Methodist University (SMU) students and faculty condemned Wednesday the circulation of fliers...

Southern Methodist University (SMU) students and faculty condemned Wednesday the circulation of fliers titled "Why white women shouldn't date black men" on its campus in Dallas, the Dallas Morning News reports. The university said the fliers were found Sunday night.

As of Thursday afternoon, it was still unclear who had distributed the fliers on campus, which the News reports were found in a dorm and in the Dedman Life Sciences Building. The material features phrases like "He's much more likely to abuse you" and "He's much more likely to have STDs."

In a letter sent to the SMU community, President R. Gerald Turner said the fliers — which are credited to the alt-right — were an intolerable act of racism.

"Anyone committed to living a life of denigrating others in some misguided effort to elevate themselves should find another place to live," he said in the letter.

President Turner also said in the letter that the distribution of the fliers comes "in addition to isolated instances of uncivil, racist, and sexist comments made in hateful, arrogant, and hurtful tones."